A fluorescence assay that detects long branches in the starch polysaccharide amylopectin.
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Long α(1-4)-linked glucopyranose branches in the starch polysaccharide amylopectin can be detected by the specific binding of an anionic amphiphilic fluorescent probe. The probe forms spermidine-stabilised micelles in water resulting in fluorescence quenching. By extracting the probe from the micelles polysaccharides are detected in a "turn-on" fluorescence assay.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 50 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014